John, an American Christian on a work assignment in the UK, just wants to photograph England’s oldest wooden truss bridge on his day off work. But then a man steps into the shot…and up onto the railing. What choice does he have but to try to talk the man down?
As he tries to save this stranger’s life, a few things become clear: both Englishman and American have some preconceived notions about the other that they need to get past; John will have to come to terms with his own faith in the face of a man who’s lost his; and gravity isn’t the only force at work on the bridge that day.
This is such a powerful book. It was a lot different than I thought it would be. Most of the book takes place over a couple hours. I was expecting a longer look into the lives, but we were connected through their conversation. Clancy is a genius when it comes to shaping together a book. I might have to see if I can find the movie for this. It would be a good thing to watch. My one complaint, though I know why it was done, is the way a chapter would end on a cliffhanger and then the next chapter would back up about ten minutes. Because this was in dual perspective, it allowed us to see really intense moments from both POV's... however because it was a cliffhanger, I got in the habit of skipping to see what happened. So I probably missed some things, but I couldn't read the same conversation twice when I knew what was about to happen. I do highly recommend this, though. It was really good.